DOVER — Two days before the general election, former President Bill Clinton summoned enthusiasm for President Barack Obama's campaign at the Elks Lodge in Dover.

He said Obama is the candidate with the plan to help America's economy grow.

“New Hampshire, your legendary commonsense needs to kick in here — in overdrive,” said Clinton, while using the bed of a pickup truck as his stage on Sunday afternoon.

He recalled visiting Dover during his own primary campaign in 1992; it was at the Elks Lodge that he delivered his famous speech in which he promised voters to be there for them “until the last dog dies.”

Clinton's most Sunday stop came after he and Obama spoke before a crowd of approximately 14,000 people in Concord that morning.

In Dover, He said Obama succeeded in changing the direction of the country, by getting rid of “trickle-down economics,” and focusing on problem solving.

Clinton said Obama's response to the devastating Hurricane Sandy showed the “philosophy that 'we are all in this together' works a whole lot better than 'you are on your own.'”

“I like Barack Obama, he is just more decisive and he makes better decisions,” said Clinton.

The 42nd president also brought up the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, signed by Obama in 2009, saying the act not only helps women, but also men who are married to women and want a better income for their families. Clinton noted Romney has not disclosed whether he would have signed the act himself, had he been president.

“How hard is it to say yes or no? It's been on the books for two years,” said Clinton. “It's hard for him, because it might make somebody mad.”

Clinton highlighted Obama's plan to cut the debt by $4 trillion over the next decade, and said the president has already given tax cuts to small businesses, and cut taxes for middle-class families.

“I know we will come closer to getting rid of this debt if we elect President Obama,” said Clinton.

He argued Romney's plan doesn't fully explain how he would pay for the tax cuts and additional military spending that would add trillions to the deficit.

“He wants to make the hole deeper,” said Clinton.

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Clinton praised Obama's accomplishment of saving one million jobs with the bailout of the auto industry. He refuted Romney's campaign ad claiming the president agreed to ship jobs to China, after Chrysler was bought by an Italian company. Chrysler has denied the claim.

“We need to continue to have the government and the private sector work together,” said Clinton. “It's what's working all over America, it's what's working all over the world. The most prosperous countries, and the most prosperous communities in America are not those that operate according to the Tea Party philosophy.”

Clinton said with Obama as president, America is more likely to have a future in which young people can afford to go to college, those with no college education being able to get job training, America having millions of more jobs, and workers earning higher wages.

To help the economy grow, Obama's plans to invest in education opportunities and infrastructure, such as alternative energy and wider broadband. Romney, said Clinton, “wants to cut the living daylights out of investments and education.”

He addressed Romney's statements saying he will create 12 million jobs in the next term if he is elected president, despite Moody's predicting 12 million jobs regardless of who is president.

Clinton, who encouraged voters to support Democratic candidates on the ballot this election, was introduced Sunday by gubernatorial candidate Maggie Hassan and U.S. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen.

“When Bill Clinton was president we had the most robust economy in our lifetime,” said Hassan, who called Clinton a “friend to New Hampshire.”